Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)http://www.hairbat.com/picture/Issue%201?pictureId=783514<p>Larry Powell has issues.&nbsp; The sort that get psychiatrists drooling and the meds flowing.&nbsp; The root of his problems, so to speak, is hair.&nbsp; More specifically, hairCUTS.&nbsp; </p><p>After watching his father die in a freak&nbsp;barbershop accident, six-year-old Larry develops a mortal fear of haircuts.&nbsp; Various treatments, ranging from administering powerful sedatives to hypnosis to electro-shock therapy, have little effect on his acute phobia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>So it is that&nbsp;as poor Larry grows, so does his hair.&nbsp;&nbsp;And as his hair grows, so too does his pariah status amongst his peers.&nbsp; It would appear that the stage is set for Larry to lead an unremarkable adult life.&nbsp; But everything changes the day a large, talking bat crashes through the window, ensnarling itself in Larry's locks.</p><p>Oscar, Larry's hairbat, is foul-mouthed and despicable, and within minutes manages to humiliate Larry in front of Tracey Reynolds, his childhood crush, and get him fired from his supermarket job.&nbsp; Soon after, Larry has a run-in with Buddy Thornton, an old high school bully with designs on Tracey.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>If Larry thought he had problems before, the worst is still to come...&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>